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100 Photographs That Changed the World
Robert Sullivan - Life Format: Hardcover
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A celebration of the power of photography offers a stunning portfolio of one hundred of the most important and vivid still images of all time, including Robert Capa's images from the beaches of Normandy, Joe Rosenthal's famed study of the flag raising at Iwo Jima, and works by Harry... |
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Young Frankenstein: A Mel Brooks Book: The Story of the Making of the Film
Mel Brooks - Black Dog & Leventhal Format: Hardcover
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Mel Brooks' own words telling all about the players, the filming, and studio antics during the production of this great comedy classic. The book is alive and teeming with hundreds of photos, original interviews, and hilarious commentary. Young Frankenstein was made with deep... |
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The Painting Workbook: How to Get Started and Stay Inspired
Alena Hennessy - Lark Crafts Format: Paperback
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This is not your staid, buttoned-up painting course! Instead, popular teacher and artist Alena Hennessy takes an open, unintimidating approach, encouraging beginners to play, experiment, and discover their own personal style. She offers simple step-by-step instructions, tips on tools and materials,... |
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Watercolor Painting For Dummies
Colette Pitcher Format: Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Have you ever been amazed by watercolor paintings that seem to spring to life before your eyes? Would you love to be able to paint with watercolors? Now, you can. Watercolor Painting For Dummies shows you the fun and easy way to create breathtaking paintings so beautiful you won't... |
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The Big Book of Praise & Worship
Hal Leonard Corp. - Hal Leonard Corporation, Format: Musical score
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(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). Over 50 worship favorites are presented in this popular "Big Book" series collection. Includes: Always * Build Your Kingdom Here * Cornerstone * Everlasting God * Forever Reign * God Is Able * Holy Is the Lord * I Will Follow * Jesus Paid It All * Lord,... |
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Show Your Work!
Austin Kleon - Turtleback Books Format: Print book
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A guide to self-promotion explains how to become more known by letting other artists glean inspiration from one's original work, sharing illustrations, quotes and stories that demonstrate key strategies in generosity-based self-promotion. By the best-selling author of Steal Like an Artist. |
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Tokyo Street Style
Yoko Yagi - Harry N. Abrams Format: Paperback
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Tokyo is home to a creative and daring street-style scene, rich with subcultures and shaped by constant motion. In Tokyo Street Style, fashion writer Yoko Yagi explores influential trends, covering an eclectic range of styles from kawaii cute to genderless looks, while designers,... |
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How to Play Ukulele: A Complete Guide for Beginners
Dan Scanlan - Adams Media Format: Paperback
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Learn to play the ukulele with this beginner's guide that features information about basic techniques, tools, and music knowledge.What do George Clooney, Zooey Deschanel, Ryan Gosling and James Franco all have in common? Answer: they all play the ukulele and now, with this easy step-by-step... |
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Patterns of Home: The Ten Essentials of Enduring Design
Max Jacobson - Taunton Press Format: Hardcover
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The key to creating a house that is memorable, satisfying, and enduring is to apply a group of design concepts--or "patterns"--that focus on the experience of being in a home. In this groundbreaking work, internationally respected architects Max Jacobson, Murray Silverstein, and Barbara... |
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May We Forever Stand: A History of the Black National Anthem
Imani Perry - The University of North Carolina Press Format: Hardcover
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The twin acts of singing and fighting for freedom have been inseparable in African American history. May We Forever Stand tells an essential part of that story. With lyrics penned by James Weldon Johnson and music composed by his brother Rosamond, "Lift Every Voice and Sing" was embraced... |
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Art for Dummies
Thomas Hoving - For Dummies; 1 edition Format: Paperback
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If you've always wanted to find out more about art but felt intimidated by the overeducated art world, then you've found the answer. Art For Dummies is the book that will have you and everyone you know clamoring outside the doors of your local museum. Thomas Hoving, former director... |
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Life Is Like a Musical: How to Live, Love, and Lead Like a Star
Tim Federle - Running Press Format: Hardcover
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A Self-Help Guide--with Jazz Hands! Life is Like a Musical features 50 wry, witty tips on getting ahead in life and love--all learned in the showbiz trenches. "Hilarious, wise, and one-of-a-kind. This book is so damn brilliant I'm surprised it didn't already exist." -- Sarah... |
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25 Top Rock Bass Songs: Tab. Tone. Technique.
Chad Johnson - Hal Leonard, Format: Musical score
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(Bass Recorded Versions Mixed). This is not your typical bass tab book. In this new Tab series from Hal Leonard we provide you guidance on how to capture the bass tones for each song as well as tips and advice on the techniques used to play the songs. Where possible, we've confirmed... |
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Living Tribes
Carolyn Fry - Firefly Books; First Edition edition Format: Hardcover
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A stunning photographic record of the world's endangered peoples and wild places. The western world and its consumer-goods culture dominate almost all of Earth. But Living Tribes captures in images the peoples whose lives, traditions, and culture have remained unchanged for millennia.... |
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Paintings in the Louvre
Lawrence Gowing - Stewart, Tabori and Chang; First U.S. Edition edition Format: Hardcover
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120 essays by a distinguished art historian represent a guided tour of more than eight hundred European masterpieces from the art collection of the world-famous Louvre. |
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Greek Art
John Boardman - Thames and Hudson Format: Paperback
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This book will do for the next generation of students and general readers what its predecessor has done for the last - provide an authoritative and readable guide to the history of Greek art. It is a considerably enlarged and rewritten version of a work that has served hundreds of thousands... |
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Bluegrass: An Informal Guide
Richard D Smith Format: Print book
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Created by the legendary Bill Monroe of Kentucky and made famous by his Blue Grass Boys, bluegrass music has been sweeping musicians and audiences off their feet sinde 1939. This guide provides engaging trivia, insider anecdotes, and suggestions for listening that will appeal to b |
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Horror Films FAQ: All That's Left to Know About Slashers, Vampires, Zombies, Aliens, and More
John Kenneth Muir - Applause Theatre and Cinema Books Format: Paperback
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Horror Films FAQ explores a century of ghoulish and grand horror cinema, gazing at the different characters, situations, settings, and themes featured in the horror film, from final girls, monstrous bogeymen, giant monsters and vampires to the recent torture porn and found footage formats.... |
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Duo!: The Best Scenes for Two for the 21st Century
Joyce Henry - Applause Format: Paperback
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Spotlighting the best of Broadway Off-Broadway regional and experimental writings since 2000 Duo!: The Best Scenes for Two for the 21st Century offers bravura pieces for performance acting class and study. Culled from the work of over 100 playwrights veterans as well as up-and-coming talents... |
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Inside the White House: America's Most Famous Home the First 200 Years
Betty Boyd Caroli - Abbeville Pr; Rev Sub edition Format: Hardcover
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This revised edition of a work on the White House includes recent photographs of the current residents - the Clintons. 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue has always been the centre for a variety of activities: the observance of national holidays; the presentation of awards; and welcoming heads of state. |
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The Parthenon Marbles: The Case for Reunification
Christopher Hitchens - Verso Format: Paperback
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The most powerful case yet made for the return of the Parthenon MarblesThe Parthenon Marbles (formerly known as the Elgin Marbles) , designed and executed by Pheidias to adorn the Parthenon, are perhaps the greatest of all classical sculptures. In 1801, Lord Elgin, then ambassador to the Turkish... |
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Dear Data
Giorgia Lupi - Princeton Architectural Format: Print book
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Equal parts mail art, data visualization, and affectionate correspondence, Dear Data celebrates "the infinitesimal, incomplete, imperfect, yet exquisitely human details of life," in the words of Maria Popova (Brain Pickings) , who introduces this charming and graphically powerful... |
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100 Greatest American Plays
THOMAS S HISCHAK - ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD Format: Print book
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Theatre in America has had a rich history - from the first performance on the Lewis Hallam Troupe in September of 1752 to the lively shows of modern Broadway. Over the last few centuries significant works have been produced, including Abie's Irish Rose, Long Day's Journey into Night,... |
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The Most Beautiful Villages and Towns of California
Joan Tapper - Thames & Hudson; 1st edition Format: Hardcover
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California's picturesque villages and small towns and its stunning landscape, from rugged sierras and fog-laced headlands to golden sand beaches and rolling oak-studded ranchland.California is nicknamed "The Golden State," and though the name applies literally to the color... |
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Tunnel People
Teun Voeten - PM Press Format: Paperback
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Following the homeless Manhattanites who, in the mid-1990s, chose to start a new life in the tunnel systems of the city, this record tells the stories of a variety of tunnel dwellers from the perspective of an award-winning, European photojournalist who lived and worked with them for 5 months.... |
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Spirit Capture; Photographs from the National Museum of the American Indian
Tim Johnson - Smithsonian Institution Press Format: Hardcover
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"Spirit Capture" brings together 200 of the most compelling images from the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) with essays from Native American historians, anthropologists, and curators. The book accompanies an exhibit of the same name scheduled to open... |
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Unnatural Selection
Katrina Van Grouw - Princeton University Press Format: Hardcover
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A lavishly illustrated look at how evolution plays out in selective breedingUnnatural Selection is a stunningly illustrated book about selective breeding--the ongoing transformation of animals at the hand of man. More important, it's a book about selective breeding on a far, far grander... |
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Notes on Schubert: 20 Crucial Works
Conrad Wilson music critic. - Eerdmans Format: Book
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The "Notes on . . ." series by distinguished music critic Conrad Wilson illuminates the music of some of history's greatest composers in relation to their private lives. In each "Notes on . . ." volume Wilson selects twenty crucial works of a given composer, discusses... |
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Acrylics (Step By Step Art School)
Wendy Clouse - Chartwell House Format: Hardcover
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Capture different shapes in a still life of watering cans and flowerpots, or a seascape view with clouds and rocks. Try a "Boater and Blazer" to master angular and straight folds, or a street scene, self-portrait, and others. Bonus: advice on using acrylics to get the same effects... |
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Trumpet For Dummies
Jeffrey Reynolds - For Dummies; 1 edition Format: Paperback
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How to get a good sound, read music, and master a variety of styles-including classical, pop, jazz, and LatinListening to a trumpet trilla series of high notes during a military march or wail longingly during a blues rendition-is a pleasure second to none. And masters, including Wynton... |
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Music in Disney's Animated Features: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to The Jungle Book
James Matthew Bohn - University Press of Mississippi Format: Hardcover
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In Music in Disney's Animated Features James Bohn investigates how music functions in Disney animated films and identifies several vanguard techniques used in them. In addition he also presents a history of music in Disney animated films, as well as biographical information on several... |
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Peggy Seeger: A Life of Music, Love, and Politics
JEAN R FREEDMAN - UNIV OF ILLINOIS Press Format: Print book
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Born into folk music's first family, Peggy Seeger has blazed her own trail artistically and personally. Jean Freedman draws on a wealth of research and conversations with Seeger to tell the life story of one of music's most charismatic performers and tireless advocates. Here is the story... |
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Victoria and Albert: A Royal Love Affair
DAISY GOODWIN - St. Martin's Press Format: Hardcover
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More than 16 million viewers watched the first season of the Masterpiece presentation of Victoria, created and written by Daisy Goodwin -- the highest-rated PBS drama in twenty years, second only to Downton Abbey. But what happened after the Queen married her handsome prince?... |
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Danny Boy: The Legend Of The Beloved Irish Ballad
Malachy McCourt - Running Press; First Edition edition Format: Hardcover
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Everyone can hum this haunting Irish ballad that inevitably brings a tear to the eye. The most requested Irish song, it has been recorded by a variety of performers ranging from Elvis Presley, Bing Crosby, and Kate Smith to the Pogues. The complete story of this moving tune has been shrouded... |
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Home by Design: Transforming Your House Into Home
Sarah Susanka - Taunton Press Format: Hardcover
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Sarah Susanka's first three books have launched a revolution in residential architecture with the message that it's not the size of the house that matters, but the quality of its design and details. Her books strike a chord in homeowners, who are finding that bigger doesn't... |
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Symbols, Signs and Signets
Ernst Lehner - Dover Publications Format: Paperback
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Reproducing in historical sequence 1355 signs, seals, and symbols from the simplest drawings of heavenly bodies, through the intricate heraldic devices of the Middle Ages, to modern cattle brands and hobo sign language, this book will be of immense value to the commercial artist and designer.... |
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Best Monologues from Best American Short Plays, Volume One
William W. Demastes - Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
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(Best American Short Plays). Best Monologues from Best American Short Plays, Volume One is a must for actors of all ages beginners as well as seasoned veterans and belongs in the libraries of all theater teachers looking for new and exciting material for their students. The monologues... |
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Arts and Crafts of the Native American Tribes
Michael Johnson - Firefly Books Format: Print book
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Praise for the companion title Encyclopedia of Native Tribes of North America by Michael Johnson This substantial reference remains one of the most elaborately illustrated books on Native Americans now in print. . . . Highly recommended for North American historical and ethnographical... |
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Adding to a House: Planning, Design & Construction
Philip S Wenz - Taunton Press Format: Hardcover
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A guide aimed at professionals who design and build home extensions and at homeowners requiring something tailored to their specific needs, tastes and budget. It takes the reader step by step through the process of adding space to houses and contains checklists, floor plans and illustrations. |
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Figure Photography: Techniques for Digital Photographers
Billy Pegram - Amherst Media Format: Book
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Walking photographers through the process of capturing the many possibilities of the human form, this guide presents the techniques for shooting figure images that make a statement, grab attention, and create an emotional impact. Professional model photographer Billy Pegram begins by explaining... |
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The New Cottage Home: A Tour of Unique American Dwellings
Jim Tolpin - Taunton Press Format: Hardcover
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The New Cottage Home taps into today's move toward lifestyle simplicity and the idea that living space should be rich in details, conservative of resources, and no larger than necessary. Jim Tolpin celebrates the diversity and charm of 30 sample cottages, from a Pacific Northwest cottage... |
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The Art of Moana
Jessica Julius - Chronicle Books Format: Print book
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The Art of Moana is the latest title in our exceptional series showcasing artwork from the creation of Walt Disney Animations' latest releases. Three thousand years ago, the greatest sailors in the world ventured across the Pacific, discovering the many islands of Oceania. But then,... |
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Dance and the Music of J.S. Bach
Meredith Little - Indiana University Press Format: Book
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Johann Sebastian Bach devoted a significant portion of his life to the composition of stylized dance music and music based on dance rhythms. Although the music of this very special genre has long been a part of every serious musician's repertoire, very little has been written about... |
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This Land Is Your Land: Woody Guthrie and the Journey of an American Folk Song
Robert Santelli - Running Press; Har/Pstr edition Format: Hardcover
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quotThis Land Is Your Landquot is the most iconic folk song in American history and is the masterwork of one of Americas greatest artists Woody Guthrie Written in and first recorded in the song became an instant hit and then a point of controversy and finally a cross-generation anthem... |
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New Carbon Architecture: Building to Cool the Planet
Bruce King - New Society Publishers Format: Paperback
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"Green buildings" that slash energy use and carbon emissions are all the rage, but they aren't enough. The hidden culprit is embodied carbon -- the carbon emitted when materials are mined, manufactured, and transported -- comprising some ten percent of global emissions. With... |
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Complete Guitar Player Rock Songbook
Hal Leonard Corp. - Wise Publications Format: Paperback
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(Guitar) . The Complete Guitar Player Rock Songbook features a massive collection of 50 hard-rocking hits from the best of classic and contemporary rock music for guitar. Each song includes melody, lyrics, guitar chord shapes, riffs and suggested strumming petterns. Accessible and enjoyable,... |
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Notes on Bach: 20 Crucial Works
Conrad Wilson - W.B. Eerdmans Format: Paperback
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The "Notes on ..." series by distinguished music critic Conrad Wilson illuminates the music of some of history's greatest composers in relation to their private lives. In each volume Wilson selects twenty crucial works of a given composer, discusses these masterpieces with... |
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Portlandia: A Guide for Visitors
Fred Armisen - Grand Central Publishing; First edition edition Format: Paperback
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Thinking of visiting Portlandia? Discover all that this magical, dreamy city has to offer with PORTLANDIA: A Guide for Visitors. Inside you'll find: A comprehensive guide to all restaurants and food carts, including extensive use of symbols to signify Vegan, Freegan, Sea-gan, Wheelchair-Accessible,... |
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Lava Beds National Monument
Lee Juillerat - Arcadia Publishing Format: Paperback
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The region in far northeastern California encompassed by Lava Beds National Monument is often called the "Land of Burnt Out Fires." The name reflects a landscape created by fiery volcanic forces, including cataclysmic events that created more than 700 lava tube caves and an aboveground... |
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Loitering with Intent
Peter O'Toole - Hyperion; 1st edition Format: Hardcover
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The popular actor describes his youth in northern England, his father, his mother, the difficulty of a wartime childhood, the impression of the war, his education, and his introduction to drama. |
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100 Days in Photographs: Pivotal Events That Changed the World
Douglas Brinkley - National Geographic Format: Hardcover
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Much more than a book of pictures, 100 Days in Photographs is a compelling visual journey through our agean odyssey that's personal and universal, immediate and timeless. To create it, Getty Images and National Geographic identified 100 days that represent defining moments of the past... |
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The Show That Never Ends: The Rise and Fall of Prog Rock
David Weigel - W. W. Norton & Company Format: Hardcover
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The wildly entertaining story of progressive rock, the music that ruled the 1970s charts -- and has divided listeners ever since.The Show That Never Ends is the definitive story of the extraordinary rise and fall of progressive ("prog") rock. Epitomized by such classic, chart-topping... |
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Seeing Slowly: Looking at Modern Art
Michael Findlay - Prestel Format: Hardcover
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In this highly engaging and empowering book, Michael Findlay, an internationally respected art dealer, urges museum goers to unplug from the audio tour, ignore those information labels, and really see art with all of their senses. When it comes to viewing art, living in the information... |
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The Art of Tangled
Jeff Kurtti - Chronicle Books Format: Hardcover
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A lighthearted twist on Rapunzel, the beloved fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm, Tangled brims with thrilling adventure, a distinctive cast of characters, a daring heroine, and, of course, seventy feet of golden hair. Featuring the stunning concept art behind the newest Disney masterpiece,... |
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The Nature of Lions: Social Cats of the Savannas
Eric S. Grace - Firefly Books Format: Hardcover
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In a remarkable text, Eric Grace sets out to discover the true nature of lions. His lively and informed discussion of these creatures is accompanied by stunning photographs by the world-renowned wildlife photographer Art Wolfe. From how a lion's physical construction makes it one of nature's... |
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National Audubon Society Guide to Nature Photography: Digital Edition
Tim Fitzharris - Firefly Books; Revised edition Format: Paperback
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A professional course in digital nature photography. National Audubon Society Guide to Nature Photography is a comprehensive reference and inspiring guide to taking outstanding photographs of the great outdoors. Renowned photographer Tim Fitzharris shares his foolproof techniques, emphasizing... |
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The Art of Frozen
Charles Solomon - Chronicle Books; Mti edition Format: Print book
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In Walt Disney Animation Studios upcoming film, Frozen, the fearless optimist Anna sets off on an epic journey—teaming up with rugged mountain man Kristoff—to find her sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter. Encountering Everest-like... |
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House Thinking: A Room-by-Room Look at How We Live
Winifred Gallagher - Harper Format: Hardcover
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IKEA, Ethan Allen, and HGTV may have plenty to say about making a home look right, but what makes a home feel right? Is it the objects you've collected from your travels, or that armchair by the window that reminds you of your grandmother? Is it the "friendly" feeling of a classic... |
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Painting Without Paint: Landscapes with your tablet
Matthew Palmer - Search Press Format: Hardcover
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The feel of painting on the tablet screen is surprisingly similar to traditional painting. Tablet art is addictive. You can produce a painting using no water, no paint and creating no mess - its great!. . Matthew Palmer demystifies tablet painting so that you can create beautiful landscapes... |
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Hubble's Universe: Greatest Discoveries and Latest Images
Terence Dickinson - Firefly Books Format: Hardcover
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Praise for the first edition: "Superbly well produced. Any engagement with this 'cosmic portfolio,' from picture gazing to deep reading, is grandly rewarded." --BOOKLIST [starred review] "The book's precise descriptions and captions brilliantly complement the 300 full-color... |
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It's Not Easy Being Green
Ken Yeang - ORO Editions Format: Paperback
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It's Not Easy Being Green, literally tells the reader that the idea of 'Green architecture' is not as simple as many expected. It's not solely about energy efficiency or putting out different levels of vegetation, but it is an extensive dedication and cautious action towards... |
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Hitchcock's Stars: Alfred Hitchcock and the Hollywood Studio System
LESLEY L COFFIN - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Format: Paperback
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Although he was a visual stylist who once referred to actors as cattle, Alfred Hitchcock also had a remarkable talent for innovative and creative casting choices. The director launched the careers of several actors and completely changed the trajectory of others, many of whom created some... |
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Art History For Dummies
Jesse Bryant Wilder MA MAT - For Dummies; 1 edition Format: Paperback
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Art history is more than just a collection of dates and foreign-sounding names, obscure movements and arcane isms. Every age, for the last 50,000 years has left its unique imprint on the world, and from the first cave paintings to the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, from the Byzantine mosaics... |
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Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor, 1980-1983
Tim Lawrence - Duke University Press Format: Print book
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As the 1970s gave way to the 80s, New York's party scene entered a ferociously inventive period characterized by its creativity, intensity, and hybridity. Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor chronicles this tumultuous time, charting the sonic and social eruptions that took place... |
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The Secret Lives of Color
Kassia St Clair - Penguin Books Format: Hardcover
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The unforgettable, unknown history of colors and the vivid stories behind them in a beautiful multi-colored volume"Beautifully written . . . Full of anecdotes and fascinating research, this elegant compendium has all the answers." - NPR, Best Books of 2017The Secret Lives... |
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How to Draw Dogs and Puppies: A Complete Guide for Beginners
J C Amberlyn - The Monacelli Press Format: Print book
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ART AND DOGS COME TOGETHER IN THIS RICHLY ILLUSTRATED, IN-DEPTH GUIDE TO CREATING CHARMING PORTRAITS OF DOGS BIG AND SMALLHow to Draw Dogs and Puppies continues a rich tradition of dogs in art. In this step-by-step guide to drawing over 100 different breeds and mixed breeds of dogs... |
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Oil: Creative Techniques
Josep AsuncioÌn - Barron's Educational Series Format: Print book
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Oil is Barron's first title in the new and innovative Creative Techniques art instruction series. All Creative Techniques titles speak especially to students and experienced amateurs who want to improve their repertory of techniques in various art media. Oil presents 14 distinctive,... |
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Marijuana: A Reference Handbook, 2nd Edition
David E. Newton - ABC-CLIO Format: Hardcover
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This single-volume resource provides sound, up-to-date information and authoritative resources for research on the controversial topics of the use of marijuana for medical and recreational purposes and the effects of marijuana use on society.* Provides readers with an in-depth understanding... |
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William Goldman - Four Screenplays
William Goldman - Applause Books Format: Book
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(Applause Books) . Contents: Marathon Man * Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid * The Princess Bride * Misery. |
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Palatino: The Natural History of a Typeface
Robert Bringhurst - David R Godine Format: Hardcover
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Last spring the world lost one of the greatest practitioners of the graphic arts of the past century. Hermann Zapf, born in 1918, died in his sun-and-book-filled studio in Darmstadt at the age of 96. As a book designer, a type designer, an advocate, a teacher and above all, as a calligrapher,... |
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Fallen Glory: The Lives and Deaths of Historys Greatest Buildings
James Crawford - Picador Format: Hardcover
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An inviting, fascinating compendium of twenty-one of historys most famous lost places, from the Tower of Babel to the Twin TowersBuildings are more like us than we realize. They can be born into wealth or poverty, enjoying every privilege or struggling to make ends meet. They have parents... |
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Great Masters of Art: Van Gogh: A Retrospective
Susan Alyson Stein - Random House Value Publishing Format: Hardcover
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This is a very useful book. If you are interested only in the reproductions (good drawings as well as paintings) , you will enjoy their high quality--and the breadth of Vincents work that they cover. If you are interested in primary resources about van Goghs life--newspaper articles; letters... |
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Treasured Lands: A Photographic Odyssey Through America's 59 National Parks
Q.T. Luong - Cameron & Co Format: Print book
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It is said that a photograph helped launch the national parks. After Congress viewed photos of Yosemite, President Lincoln was moved to sign a bill that paved the way for the U.S. National Park Service, which was founded in 1916 and is now celebrating its centennial. In Treasured Lands:... |
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The Groucho Letters: Letters from and to Groucho Marx
Groucho Marx - Da Capo Press Format: Book
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No personage is too big, no nuance too small, no subject too far out for Groucho's spontaneous, hilarious, and ferocious typewriter. He writes to comics, corporations, children, presidents, and even his daughter's boyfriend. Here is Groucho swapping photos with T. S. Eliot ("I... |
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